- One day in Boston, Massachusetts a turkey was running around the back of the Ritz Hotel. His name was Bob....
- One day in the forest there was a baby turkey. Her name was Sunset. She was the most sweet turkey in the world. But her parents were afraid to go out of the forest cause Sunset was born around Thanksgiving....
- Hank Hill is a turkey. That’s me, I’m Hank. I live in a cottage with Goldilocks...
- The turkey’s name was Natalie. She was the happiest turkey alive....
- It all started at Joe’s Farm with Farmer Joe and his last turkey....
Students in room 12 have been using their imaginations and their writing skills to serve up a little Thanksgiving fun here. Their stories are in response to "Pretend you are a turkey. How will you escape being served for Thanksgiving dinner?"
Click on Turkey Escape, 2009, and scroll down to read over 20 great stories!
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, everyone! - Mr. A.
Meanwhile, here's the story of Courage, one very lucky turkey (interesting and hopeful that my students' escape stories relied on ingenuity and scrappiness, and not just blind luck):
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What makes me doubly happy here is that my third graders' stories have legs - legs that will carry them far beyond two weeks on the family refrigerator. Their blogs are there for everyone, pretty much forever....
Happy Thanksgiving!
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